Leroy and Claris Strand Foundation
Geyser, MT · EIN 81-0518232. Reported 180 grants totalling $337,893 to 85 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Leroy and Claris Strand Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $2,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $9,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geraldine Community Ambulance Service | Geraldine, MT | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Geraldine Community Ambulance | Geraldine, MT | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Geyser Fire Department | Geyser, MT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Geraldine Swimming Pool Assoc Inc | Geraldine, MT | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Geraldine Senior Citizens | Geraldine, MT | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fort Benton Memorial Ambulance | Fort Benton, MT | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Belt Rural Fire District | Belt, MT | $10,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Geraldine Volunteer Fire Dept | Geraldine, MT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Geyser Fire Dept - Emergency Services Inc | Geyser, MT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Belt Theater Co | Belt, MT | $9,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Belt Volunteer Ambulance Service | Belt, MT | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Basin Wellness Center Inc | Stanford, MT | $8,833 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shonkin Community Club | Shonkin, MT | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Geraldine Public School - Tiger Kids | Geraldine, MT | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Outriders Saddle Club | Geraldine, MT | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stanford Beautification Proj | Stanford, MT | $6,320 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Belt Swimming Pool | Belt, MT | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Judith Basin Operation Santa | Geyser, MT | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Belt Golden Agers Senior Center | Belt, MT | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stanford Open Judith Basin Fairgrounds | Stanford, MT | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Belt Food Bank | Belt, MT | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Belt Park & Rec Board | Belt, MT | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Judith Basin Food Pantry | Stanford, MT | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Judith Basin Rural Fire - Stanford District | Stanford, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Judith Basin Rural Fire Standord Dist | Stanford, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stanford Close Up | Stanford, MT | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fort Benton Volunteer Fire Department | Fort Benton, MT | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Highwood Senior Center | Highwood, MT | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chouteau County Performing Arts | Fort Benton, MT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Geyser Community Hall Club | Geyser, MT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Stanford Beautification Project Inc | Stanford, MT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Geyser Day Care | Geyser, MT | $3,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Belt Wellness Center | Belt, MT | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Cascade County | Great Falls, MT | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Geraldine Veterans Memorial Association | Geraldine, MT | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Highwood Rural Fire Department | Highwood, MT | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Highwood Senior Citizens | Highwood, MT | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Geraldine FFA | Geraldine, MT | $3,433 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Geyser Emergency Service Inc | Geyser, MT | $3,107 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 5TH & 6TH Grade Community Betterment Committee | Stanford, MT | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Expedition Yellowstone-Geraldine Elementary | Geraldine, MT | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Geyser Raynesford Senior Center | Geyser, MT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Judith Basin Senior Center | Stanford, MT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stanford Ski Club | Stanford, MT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Highwood Commercial Club | Highwood, MT | $2,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Belt VFW Cemetery | Belt, MT | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Operation Santablessings in a Backpack | Stanford, MT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Geyser Community Club | Geyser, MT | $2,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Little Belt Cowboys Assoc | Belt, MT | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Painter Bros American Legion Aux Unit 102 | Geraldine, MT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stanford Beautification Project - Park Fund | Stanford, MT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stanford Ski - Snowboard Club | Stanford, MT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stanford Youth Baseball | Stanford, MT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Raynesford Fire Department | Raynesford, MT | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Belt Close Up 2023 | Belt, MT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Judith Basin Archery Club | Stanford, MT | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Judith Basin County 4-H Council | Stanford, MT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stanford Education Foundation | Stanford, MT | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stanford Library Guild | Stanford, MT | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Belt Clay Target Team | Belt, MT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Geraldine Action Assoc | Geraldine, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Geraldine Booster Club | Geraldine, MT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Geraldine Public Schools Green House | Geraldine, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Geraldine Youth Sports | Geraldine, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Highwood Public School Foundation Inc | Highwood, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Judith Basin County Free Library | Stanford, MT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Montana Trail 406 Association | Great Falls, MT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Raynesford Community Center | Raynesford, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spire Health Incorporated | Geraldine, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stanford Geezers Assoc Inc | Stanford, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stanford Junior High School | Stanford, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Judith Cultural Committee Dba Judith Arts Society | Geyser, MT | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Belt Education Foundation | Belt, MT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central Montana Rodeo Club | Lewistown, MT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Mt Lil Wranglers Youth Rodeo | Geyser, MT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cub Scout Pack 4329 | Stanford, MT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Geraldine Hs Concessions | Geraldine, MT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Judith Basin Historical Society | Stanford, MT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mat Rats Wrestling | Stanford, MT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montana Farmers Union Arrow Peak Lodge | Highwood, MT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stanford Ag Education & FFA Chapter | Stanford, MT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stanford Booster Club | Stanford, MT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stanford Bpa | Stanford, MT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stanford City Hall | Stanford, MT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stanford School Counseling Department | Stanford, MT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
52 of 85 (61%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 61%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Stanford Beautification Proj
CHARITABLE - PROJECTS AND PARK FUND - Geraldine FFA
FUNDS FOR MACHINE FOR AG ED AND TRAVEL COSTS FFA
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 61 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | $79,720 | $1,500 |
| 2022 | 38 | $90,133 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 49 | $81,607 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 50 | $86,433 | $1,216 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Montana.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Leroy and Claris Strand Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: RR1 Box 10, Geyser, MT, 59447. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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